1. William Gates III, Washington, 48, $46.6, Microsoft

2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 73, $42.9, Berkshire Hathaway

5. Paul Allen, Washington, 51, $21000, Microsoft, investments

6. Alice Walton, Texas, 55, $20, Wal-Mart

6. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 84, $20, Wal-Mart

6. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 56, $20, Wal-Mart

6. John Walton, Arkansas, 58, $20, Wal-Mart

6. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 60, $20, Wal-Mart

12. Lawrence Ellison, California, 59, $18.7, Oracle

18. Michael Dell, Texas, 39, $13, Dell

19. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 47, $12.4, Microsoft

23. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 80, $11.2, Cox Communications

23. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 84, $11.2, Cox Communications

26. John Kluge, Florida, 89, $10.5, Metromedia

27. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 72, $10.4, Mars, Inc.

27. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 65, $10.4, Mars, Inc.

27. John Mars, Virginia, 67, $10.4, Mars, Inc.

31. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 42, $9.8, mutual funds

34. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 51, $9.1, EchoStar

35. Sumner Redstone, California, 80, $8.9, Viacom

38. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 36, $8.5, Ebay

43. Keith Murdoch, New York, 73, $7.8, News Corp.

44. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 74, $7.7, publishing

44. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 76, $7.7, publishing

47. Carl Icahn, New York, 68, $7.6, investments

47. Robert Pritzker, Illinois, 77, $7.6, hotels, investments

47. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 53, $7.6, hotels, investments

51. Samuel Johnson, Wisconsin, 75, $7.4, S.C. Johnson & Son

53. Philip Knight, Oregon, 66, $7.1, Nike

54. George Soros, New York, 73, $7, hedge funds

65. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 86, $6, investments

65. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 60, $6, Beanie Babies

68. Micky Arison, Florida, 54, $5.9, Inheritance, cruise ships

70. Eli Broad, California, 70, $5.8, home building, financial services

75. Gordon Moore, California, 75, $5.5, Intel

76. John Abele, Massachusetts, 63, $5.4, medical devices

80. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 64, $5.2, Qwest Communications

82. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 40, $5.1, Amazon.com

85. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 61, $4.9, Bloomberg L.P.

85. Marvin Davis, California, 78, $4.9, investments

85. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 73, $4.9, Fidelity Investments

91. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 63, $4700, medical devices

116. Donald Bren, California, 71, $4, real estate

116. David Geffen, California, 61, $4, music

116. Charles Koch, Kansas, 68, $4, oil

116. David Koch, New York, 63, $4, oil

122. James Sorenson, Utah, 82, $3.9, medical devices, real estate

124. Ronald Perelman, New York, 61, $3.8, investments

124. Henry Perot, Texas, 73, $3.8, computer services, real estate

132. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 78, $3.6, investments

132. Maurice Greenberg, New York, 78, $3.6, American International Group

132. Charles Schwab, California, 66, $3.6, Schwab

132. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 40, $3.6, chewing gum

136. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 64, $3.5, home improvement stores

143. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 54, $3.3, Wal-Mart

147. Riley Bechtel, California, 51, $3.2, engineering, construction

147. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 78, $3.2, engineering, construction

147. William Cook, Indiana, 72, $3.2, medical devices

153. Susan Thompson Buffett, California, 71, $3.1, marriage

153. Leonard Lauder, New York, 70, $3.1, Estee Lauder

159. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 61, $3, oil and gas, banking, real estate

159. George Lucas, California, 59, $3, Star Wars

159. Jack Taylor, Missouri, 81, $3, Enterprise Rent-a Car

170. James Goodnight, North Carolina, 61, $2.9, SAS Institute

170. Leslie Wexner, Ohio, 68, $2.9, Limited Brands

176. Henry Hillman, Pennsylvania, 85, $2.8, industrialist, venture capitalist

176. Nancy Walton Laurie, Missouri, 52, $2.8, inheritance

176. Craig McCaw, Washington, 54, $2.8, telecom

176. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 63, $2.8, Best Buy

186. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 75, $2.7, liquor

186. A. Perenchio, California, 73, $2.7, television

186. Robert Rowling, Texas, 50, $2.7, oil and gas, hotels, investments

186. Preston Tisch, New York, 77, $2.7, Loews

198. Robert Bass, Texas, 56, $2.6, oil, investments

198. Charles Johnson, California, 71, $2.6, finance

205. Jon Huntsman, Utah, 66, $2.5, chemicals

205. Martha Ingram and family, Tennessee, 68, $2.5, inheritance

205. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 88, $2.5, inheritance

205. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 95, $2.5, potatoes, microchips

205. Steven Spielberg, California, 57, $2.5, movies

205. Donald Trump, New York, 58, $2.5, real estate

216. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 78, $2.4, Alticor

216. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, lives in Monaco, 67, $2.4, inheritance

216. Robert E. “Ted” Turner, Florida, 65, $2.4, cable TV

216. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 58, $2.4, leasing

231. Ronald Burkle, California, 51, $2.3, supermarkets, investments

231. Charles Butt, Texas, 65, $2.3, supermarkets

231. Bradley Hughes, California, 70, $2.3, storage

231. Ray Hunt, Texas, 61, $2.3, inheritance, oil, real estate

231. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 61, $2.3, finance

231. Ralph Lauren, New York, 65, $2.3, fashion

231. Jay Van Andel, Michigan, 79, $2.3, Alticor

247. David Filo, California, 37, $2.2, Yahoo!

247. Leona Helmsley, New York, 84, $2.2, inheritance

247. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 67, $2.2, cable TV

247. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 63, $2.2, finance

247. Bernard Marcus, Georgia, 74, $2.2, Home Depot

247. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 88, $2.2, banking

247. Leonard Stern, New York, 65, $2.2, real estate

247. Samuel Zell, Illinois, 62, $2.2, real estate

262. Donald Fisher, California, 75, $2.1, Gap

262. Doris Feigenbaum Fisher, California, 73, $2.1, Gap

262. Gordon Getty, California, 69, $2.1, inheritance

262. Steven Jobs, California, 49, $2.1, Apple Computer

262. Randolph Lerner, Ohio, 40, $2.1, inheritance

262. J. Ricketts and family, Nebraska, 62, $2.1, Ameritrade

262. Clemmie Spangler Jr., North Carolina, 71, $2.1, investments

277. Leonore Annenberg, Pennsylvania, 86, $2, inheritance

277. Ronald Lauder, New York, 59, $2, Estee Lauder

277. Patrick McGovern, Massachusetts, 66, $2, publishing

277. John Morgridge, California, 70, $2, Cisco Systems

277. Henry Nicholas III, California, 45, $2, Broadcom

277. Richard Rainwater, Texas, 59, $2, investments

277. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 51, $2, manufacturing

293. Leonard Blavatnik, New York, 46, $1.9, oil

293. William Davidson, Michigan, 81, $1.9, glassmaking

293. Louis Gonda, California, 55, $1.9, leasing

293. Donald Hall, Kansas, 75, $1.9, Hallmark

293. Michael Krasny, Illinois, 50, $1.9, retail

293. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 47, $1.9, manufacturing

293. Robert Rich Sr., Florida, 90, $1.9, food service

293. Evgeny “Eugene” Shvidler, lives in Russia, 39, $1.9, oil

293. Ernest Stempel, lives in Bermuda 87, $1.9, American International Group

293. Glen Taylor, Minnesota, 62, $1.9, printing

293. Jerry Yang, California, 35, $1.9, Yahoo!

310. S. Daniel Abraham, Florida, 79, $1.8, Slim-Fast

310. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 70, $1.8, casinos, hotels

310. Herbert Allen Jr., New York, 64, $1.8, finance

310. Franklin Booth Jr., California, 81, $1.8, investments

310. Charles Dolan, New York, 77, $1.8, cable TV

310. H. Huizenga, Florida, 66, $1.8, entrepreneur

310. Jess Jackson, California, 74, $1.8, wine

310. James Kim and family, Pennsylvania, 68, $1.8, microchips

310. Bruce Kovner, New York, 58, $1.8, hedge funds

310. John Malone, Colorado, 63, $1.8, cable TV

310. Henry Samueli, California, 49, $1.8, Broadcom

310. John Sperling, Arizona, 83, $1.8, Apollo Group

310. Peter Sperling, Arizona, 44, $1.8, Apollo Group

310. Jon Stryker, Michigan, 45, $1.8, inheritance

310. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 49, $1.8, inheritance

310. Dennis Washington, Montana, 69, $1.8, tug boats

342. Richard Farmer, Ohio, 69, $1.7, Cintas

342. Thomas Frist Jr. and family, Tennessee, 65, $1.7, health care

342. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Pennsylvania, 54, $1.7, inheritance

342. Clayton Mathile, Ohio, 63, $1.7, pet food

342. David Murdock, California, 80, $1.7, real estate, finance

342. Haim Saban, California, 59, $1.7, television

356. Nancy Lerner Beck, Ohio, 42, $1.6, inheritance

356. Stanley Druckenmiller, New York, 50, $1.6, investments

356. Blase Golisano, New York, 62, $1.6, Paychex

356. Alec Gores, California, 51, $1.6, leveraged buyouts

356. Tom Gores, California, 39, $1.6, leveraged buyouts

356. Richard Kinder, Texas, 60, $1.6, pipelines

356. Norma Lerner, Ohio, 67, $1.6, inheritance

356. Peter Lewis, Ohio, 69, $1.6, insurance

356. Carl Lindner Jr., Ohio, 84, $1.6, insurance, investments

356. George Mitchell, Texas, 84, $1.6, oil and gas

356. Charles Munger, California, 79, $1.6, investments

377. Lee Bass, Texas, 47, $1.5, oil, investments

377. Frank Batten Sr., Virginia, 77, $1.5, media

377. James Cargill, Minnesota, 79, $1.5, inheritance

377. Margaret Cargill, California, 84, $1.5, inheritance

377. Bennett Dorrance, Arizona, 55, $1.5, inheritance

377. Gerald Ford, Texas, 59, $1.5, banking

377. Leslie Gonda, California, 84, $1.5, leasing

377. Herbert Kohler and family, Wisconsin, 65, $1.5, plumbing fixtures

377. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 41, $1.5, investments

377. L. Lowry Mays, Texas, 68, $1.5, Clear Channel

377. Laurance Rockefeller, New York, 93, $1.5, inheritance

377. Fayez Sarofim, Texas, 75, $1.5, finance

377. Harold Simmons, Texas, 72, $1.5, investments

377. Jackson Stephens, Arkansas, 80, $1.5, investment banking

377. Pat Stryker, Colorado, 47, $1.5, inheritance

377. Sanford Weill, New York, 71, $1.5, Citigroup

377. Arthur Williams Jr., Florida, 61, $1.5, insurance

406. Barry Diller, New York, 62, $1.4, media

406. David Duffield, Nevada, 63, $1.4, PeopleSoft

406. Barbara Carlson Gage and family, Minnesota, 62, $1.4, inheritance

406. Irwin Jacobs, California, 70, $1.4, Qualcomm

406. E. Kroenke, Missouri, 56, $1.4, real estate

406. James Moran, Florida, 85, $1.4, auto sales

406. Robert Naify, California, 82, $1.4, United Artists Theaters

406. Marilyn Carlson Nelson and family, Minnesota, 65, $1.4, inheritance

406. John Sall, North Carolina, 54, $1.4, SAS Institute

406. Frederick Smith, Tennessee, 59, $1.4, FedEx

406. Patrick Soon-Shiong, California, 52, $1.4, generic drugs

406. Albert Ueltschi, Texas, 86, $1.4, flight schools

437. Carl Berg, California, 66, $1.3, real estate, venture capital

437. Mark Cuban, Texas, 46, $1.3, Broadcast.com

437. Richard Egan, Massachusetts, 68, $1.3, EMC Corp.

437. Victor Fung, lives in Hong Kong, 59, $1.3, apparel

437. Charles Gates Jr., Colorado, 82, $1.3, automotive products

437. William Hearst III, California, 54, $1.3, inheritance

437. Stanley Stub Hubbard, Minnesota, 70, $1.3, satellite TV

437. Min Kao, Kansas, 46, $1.3, navigation equipment

437. Henry Kravis, New York, 60, $1.3, leveraged buyouts

437. Richard Marriott, Maryland, 65, $1.3, hotels

437. E. Marshall, Texas, 65, $1.3, inheritance

437. Robert McNair, Texas, 66, $1.3, energy

437. William Morean, Florida, 48, $1.3, Jabil Circuit

437. George Roberts, California, 59, $1.3, leveraged buyouts

437. Walter Scott Jr., Nebraska, 72, $1.3, construction, telecom

437. Thomas Siebel, California, 51, $1.3, software

437. John Sobrato, California, 64, $1.3, real estate

437. Theodore Waitt, California, 41, $1.3, Gateway

437. Margaret Whitman, California, 47, $1.3, Ebay

437. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 66, $1.3, real estate, media

472. Arthur Blank, Georgia, 61, $1.2, Home Depot

472. Phoebe Hearst Cooke, California, 77, $1.2, inheritance

472. Edward Debartolo Jr., Florida, 57, $1.2, shopping centers

472. Archie Aldis “Red” Emmerson, California, 74, $1.2, timber, lumber mills

472. Frederick Field, California, 51, $1.2, media

472. Thomas Flatley, Massachusetts, 71, $1.2, real estate

472. James France, Florida, 59, $1.2, auto racing

472. William France Jr., Florida, 71, $1.2, auto racing

472. Christopher Goldsbury, Texas, 61, $1.2, salsa

472. Austin Hearst, New York, 51, $1.2, inheritance

472. David Hearst Jr., California, 58, $1.2, inheritance

472. George Hearst Jr., California, 77, $1.2, inheritance

472. Robert Holding, Utah 77, $1.2, oil refining, resorts

472. Joseph Jamail Jr., Texas, 78, $1.2, lawsuits

472. James Jannard, Washington, 54, $1.2, Oakley

472. Leon Levine and family, North Carolina, 66, $1.2, Family Dollar Stores

472. George Lindemann and family, Florida, 67, $1.2, natural gas, media

472. John Marriott Jr., Maryland, 71, $1.2, hotels

472. John McCaw Jr., Washington, 53, $1.2, telecom

472. Robert McLane Jr., Texas, 67, $1.2, Wal-Mart, Houston Astros

472. Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas, 55, $1.2, inheritance

472. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 77, $1.2, real estate

472. Ollen Smith, North Carolina, 77, $1.2, racetracks

472. Elizabeth Wiskemann, California, $1.2, mutual funds

472. Daniel Ziff, New York, 32, $1.2, inheritance

472. Dirk Ziff, New York, 39, $1.2, inheritance

472. Robert Ziff, New York, 37, $1.2, inheritance

514. John Arrillaga, California, 66, $1.1, real estate

514. Sid Bass, Texas, 61, $1.1, oil, investments

514. Scott Cook, California, 51, $1.1, Intuit

514. Robert Friedland, lives in Singapore 53, $1.1, mining

514. Alan Gerry, New York, 74, $1.1, cable TV

514. Malcolm Glazer, Florida, 76, $1.1, conglomerate

514. David Green, Oklahoma, 63, $1.1, retail

514. Pincus Green, lives in Switzerland 68, $1.1, commodities

514. Marguerite Harbert, Alabama, 80, $1.1, inheritance

514. Marvin Herb, Illinois, 67, $1.1, soft drink bottling

514. William Kellogg, Wisconsin, 60, $1.1, Kohl’s

514. John Krehbiel Jr., Illinois, 66, $1.1, Molex

514. Gary Magness, Colorado, 50, $1.1, inheritance

514. Billy Joe “Red” McCombs, Texas, 76, $1.1, cars, radio

514. Richard Peery, California, 63, $1.1, real estate

514. Marc Rich, lives in Switzerland 69, $1.1, commodities

514. Arthur Rock, California, 77, $1.1, venture capital

514. Richard Scaife, Pennsylvania, 71, $1.1, inheritance

514. Herbert Siegel, New York, 76, $1.1, television

514. Kenny Troutt, Texas, 56, $1.1, telecom

514. Charlotte Colket Weber, Florida, 59, $1.1, inheritance

514. Oprah Winfrey, Illinois, 50, $1.1, television

514. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 62, $1.1, casinos, art

514. Henry Zachry Jr., Texas, 69, $1.1, construction

552. John Anderson, California, 86, $1, beverage distribution, real estate

552. George Argyros, California, 67, $1, investments

552. Neil Bluhm, Illinois, 66, $1, real estate

552. Sergey Brin, California, 31, $1, Google

552. Gary Burrell, Kansas, 66, $1, navigation equipment

552. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 48, $1, hedge funds

552. Gary Comer, Wisconsin, 76, $1, Lands’ End

552. Roy Disney, California, 74, $1, Walt Disney

552. William Ford Sr., Michigan, 79, $1, Ford Motor Co.

552. Jerral Jones, Texas, 61, $1, football, oil

552. Jerome Kohlberg Jr., New York, 78, $1, leveraged buyouts

552. Alfred Mann, California, 78, $1, inventor, investments

552. Bruce McCaw, Washington, 56, $1, telecom

552. Roger Milliken, South Carolina, 88, $1, textiles

552. Larry Page, California, 31, $1, Google

552. Charles Simonyi, Washington, 56, $1, Microsoft

552. A. Alfred Taubman, Michigan, 79, $1, real estate

552. Hope Hill Van Beuren, Rhode Island, 67, $1, inheritance

552. Dean White, Indiana, 80, $1, billboards, hotels

Venezuela

94. Gustavo Cisneros and family, 58, $4.6, media

115. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, 38, $4.1, beverages

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